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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river, about 1,450 km (900 mi) long, flowing from southwest Tibet through northern India and eastern Pakistan, where it is joined by the Chenab River. It is one of the five rivers of the Punjab.
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Examples
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The largest of them is called the Sutlej, and the lowlands through which it flows are called the Punjab, a Persian word signifying "five waters."
From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sven Anders Hedin 1908
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Behind the long river frontage on the Sutlej is the Bet, divided by a high bank from the more fertile uplands.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir James McCrone Douie 1894
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In the centre the Sutlej is the northern boundary of the Simla
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir James McCrone Douie 1894
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~ -- The Sutlej is the Shatadru of Vedic hymns and the Zaradros of Greek writers.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir James McCrone Douie 1894
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I have, indeed, generally printed "Sutlej," though Sir Harry frequently or generally wrote "Sutledge;" but I have kept in his own narrative his spelling "Ferozeshuhur" (which is, I believe, more correct) for the battle generally called "Ferozeshah."
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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"Sutlej" is the legend on another of his medals, and he could recount to you the memorable story of Thackwell's cavalry operations against the Sikh field works, and how that division of seasoned horsemen reduced outpost duty to a methodical science.
Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Archibald Forbes 1869
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The Mekong, the Yangtze, in Burma the Salween, in India the Ganges, the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra, in Pakistan the Indus--all these great rivers are at risk because the glaciers that feed them are receding.
Rebecca Novick: Global Warming: The Un-tellable Story Rebecca Novick 2012
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It's a two-hour helicopter ride from Jaypee's office in Noida outside New Delhi to this outpost at 6,000 feet above sea level, with stunning views of snow-capped mountains and the Sutlej River valley.
Road to Riches Naazneen Karmali 2010
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The Mekong, the Yangtze, in Burma the Salween, in India the Ganges, the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra, in Pakistan the Indus--all these great rivers are at risk because the glaciers that feed them are receding.
Rebecca Novick: Global Warming: The Un-tellable Story Rebecca Novick 2012
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Similarly, the British conjured North Indian products as continually flowing overland westward to the collection point of Ludiana, then down the Sutlej river south to Mithenkote, from where the Lohanis would incessantly transport and market the goods in Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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